Gojira say new album will probably be “a transparent step ahead and upward” from ‘Fortitude’
Gojira‘s Joe Duplantier has shared an up to date on their “bold” subsequent album – see what he needed to say under.
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Contemporary off their historic efficiency on the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games – the place they grew to become the primary metallic act to carry out within the historical past of the Olympics – frontman Joe Duplantier has supplied an replace on the French metallers’ subsequent challenge.
Talking on the Loudwire Nights podcast, Joe expanded on his brother – and Gojira drummer – Mario Duplantier’s comments last October that the band’s subsequent album will probably be “heavier” than 2021’s ‘Fortitude’.
Joe mentioned: “It’s not a secret, however I’ve gotta say we’re in the midst of it, and till it’s accomplished, it’s exhausting to inform individuals what it’s gonna be. And in addition, I don’t need to. I would like individuals to be shocked. However we’re working. We’re making an attempt to ship one thing that’s significant and impactful. We’re very bold by way of writing songs and the standard of it. And we wanna take a transparent step ahead and upward with this album. So we’re placing all our love and vitality on it.”
Whereas the album has been within the works for a while now, the band have by no means been as widespread as they’re now, coming off the again of their Paris Olympics efficiency. Most just lately, the band made their cowl of ‘Ah, Ça Ira!’ out there on all main streaming platforms.
Through the ceremony, the band appeared on the aspect of a fortress surrounded by fireplace and bursts of pink streamers, with opera singer Marina Viotti later showing on a transferring prop boat. Their efficiency adopted a portion devoted to Les Miserables and got here simply after a beheaded Marie Antoinette was proven singing.
The spectacle left viewers asking themselves in the event that they’d simply seen “one of the memorable moments of 2024” or a “freakshow”. As heightened reactions on social media swirled, Gojira have been compelled to reply to claims their efficiency was “satanic”.
Joe Duplantier of Gojira performs on stage throughout the thirty third version of Eurockeennes de Belfort rock music competition in Sermamagny, japanese France on July 2, 2023. CREDIT: Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP by way of Getty Photos
Joe Duplantier mentioned of their efficiency: “It’s French historical past. It’s French appeal, you understand, beheaded individuals, pink wine and blood far and wide — it’s romantic, it’s regular. There’s nothing satanic.”
Regardless of the controversy, it massively elevated Gojira’s streaming numbers, with their month-to-month listeners capturing as much as slightly below 2.7million every week after their efficiency, a development of just about 50 per cent.
They’re now set to affix Trivium and Machine Head because the headliners for subsequent 12 months’s version of Bloodstock competition. Gojira are set to shut out all the fest on Sunday (August 10). “We’re psyched to play Bloodstock once more subsequent 12 months,” mentioned frontman Joe Duplantier in an announcement. “Maintain on to your socks, it’s gonna be brutal!”
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